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tarsier in Japanese

tarsier in Japanese is メガネザル, 眼鏡猿 — tarsier means a small, insect-eating primate with very large eyes and long feet, found mainly on islands in Southeast Asia.

tarsier in Japanese

メガネザル
noun
Pronounced: meganezaru
An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.
眼鏡猿
noun
Pronounced: meganezaru
An insectivorous primate of the family Tarsiidae, having very large eyes and long feet, native mainly to several islands of Southeast Asia.

What does "tarsier" mean?

  1. noun A small, insect-eating primate with very large eyes and long feet, found mainly on islands in Southeast Asia.
    "Its enormous eyes and long feet make the tarsier easy to identify among Southeast Asian primates."
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tarsier in a sentence

  • Its enormous eyes and long feet make the tarsier easy to identify among Southeast Asian primates.
  • Tourists came to the reserve hoping to photograph a tarsier.

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What is "tarsier" in Japanese?
"tarsier" in Japanese is メガネザル, 眼鏡猿. tarsier means: A small, insect-eating primate with very large eyes and long feet, found mainly on islands in Southeast Asia.
How do you pronounce メガネザル?
"tarsier" in Japanese is メガネザル, pronounced "meganezaru".
How do you use "tarsier" in a sentence?
Example: "Its enormous eyes and long feet make the tarsier easy to identify among Southeast Asian primates." In Japanese, "tarsier" is メガネザル, 眼鏡猿.
Are there other ways to say "tarsier" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "tarsier": メガネザル, 眼鏡猿.
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